Impacts to Wildlife Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: March 2020 Waivers
The Trump Administration has continued to advance work on the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. In March 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally announced waivers for new sections of wall along the southern borders of …
Border Wall: Map of August 30, 2019 DHS Waiver
The Trump Administration has continued to advance work on the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally announced waivers for new sections of wall along the border in the Lower Rio Grande …
Scientist consensus broadens discussions on the US-Mexico border wall and its threats to biodiversity
Fences and walls erected along international boundaries in the name of national security have unintended but significant consequences for biodiversity. In North America, along the 3,200-km US-Mexico border, barrier construction in the past and recent …
Keeping Up with the Border Wall
When you think of the U.S.-Mexico border, a myriad of 'hot-button' issues may go through your head. Ethical dilemmas, immigration policy and border security are just a few. There is a torrent of conversation on these issues here in Washington, D.C., …
Border Wall: Map of April 23, 2019 DHS Waivers
The Trump Administration has continued to advance work on the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally announced waivers for new sections of wall in western portions of the border. Here we …
Border Wall: Map of February 2019 DHS-DOD Request
The Trump Administration has continued to advance work on the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made a formal request to the Department of Defense to build extensive new sections of wall in …
The Border Wall and the Rio Grande
An interactive story map detailing how border wall construction would impact the people, places and wildlife of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) in Texas. In the absence of a comprehensive environmental study of the impacts of the border wall, …
In the Shadow of the Wall: Wildlife on the Line in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Provided is Defenders' comprehensive report on border wall impacts to wildlife, which was produced in support by CCI.